§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give an estimate 128W of what the Government considers a reasonable rent of a local authority four-apartment house costing £4,080 to build.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellNo.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will accept the proposal of the hon. Member for South Ayrshire that as a contribution to arresting inflation he should legislate immediately to freeze all council house rents at their present level for the next two years.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellNo. To do so would not contribute to arresting inflation but would inflate unfairly the burdens on ratepayers and taxpayers.